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14 – 15 May 2018, Room XVI, Palais des Nations, Geneva, SwitzerlandThe Human Rights Council in its resolution
36/13, recognised that persons with psychosocial disabilities, persons with mental health conditions, and mental health users face widespread discrimination, stigma, prejudice, violence, abuse, social exclusion and segregation, unlawful or arbitrary institutionalization, overmedicalization and treatment practices that fail to respect their autonomy, will and preferences. In order to address these human rights violations, the Council held a one-day and a half consultation on mental health and human rights, focused on “Identifying strategies to promote human rights in mental health,” and open to all interested stakeholders. The consultation benefited from practitioners from all regions who presented their practices and shared their experiences on how they were moving towards a human rights-based approach to mental health. Participants to the consultation also participated from the floor, presenting their own practices and sharing good practices. Documents of the meetingAccessibility Background documents High level opening
Presentations of the panellists-
Ms. Catalina Devandas Aguilar, Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
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Ms. Catalina Devandas Aguilar – closing statement
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Dr. Dainius Pūras, Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health
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Mr. Nils Melzer, Special Rapporteur on Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
- Mr. Tim Martineau, Deputy Executive Director a.i., UN Joint Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS)
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Dr. Michelle Funk, Coordinator, Mental health policy and service development, World Health Organization (WHO)
- Ms. Mónica Ferro, Director, Geneva Office of the UN Population Fund (UNFPA)
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Ms. Nina Ferencic, Senior Regional Adviser on Adolescent Health, Development and Participation and on HIV/Aids, UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF)
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Ms. Magda Milena Osorio Montealegre, Head of the Mental Health and Psychological Support Unit, ICRC
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Ms. Bhargavi Davar, Convenor, TCI Asia, India
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Mr. Vincent Girard, Research & Innovation, Mental health & Exclusion, ARS PACA, France
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Dr. Roberto Mezzina, Director of the Mental Health Department, Trieste, Italy
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Mr. Michael Njenga, Africa Disability Forum, Kenya
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Ms. Kriti Sharma, Disability Rights Researcher, Human Rights Watch, USA
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Ms. Olga Runciman, Psychologist, Psycovery, Denmark
- Dr. Alberto Minoletti, Chief of Mental Health Unit, School of Public Health, University of Chile
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Mr. Peter McGovern, Psychiatrist, Akershus University Hospital, Norway (PowerPoint)
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Dr. Amalia Gamio, Independent human rights expert on the rights of persons with disabilities, Mexico
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Professor Sashi P. Sashidharan, University of Glasgow, Institute of Health and Wellbeing
Panellists’ bios
Interventions from the floor
Video recording Video recording of the Consultation on Human Rights and mental health is available in the following links:
Day 1 - morning:
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